LIGHTING QUESTION
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LIGHTING QUESTION
AS U ALL KNOW, I GOT THE THE HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.
I CHANGED EVERYTHING TO HID 20000K ROYAL BLUE AND SAME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS.
BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY LEFT SIDE (LOW BEAM IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS MY RIGHT.. WHY IS THAT?
FIRST I PLUGGED EVERYTHING IN, THE HID IN THE SOCKET ON BOTH SIDE AND TURNED THE LIGHT ON (AND DID NOT PUT EM IN THE PROJECTOR), THEY ARE EVEN ON BOTH SIDE.
AS SOON AS MY PLUG MY LEFT ONE IN THE PROJECTOR IT GOT SO WEAK COMPARING TO MY RIGHT...
I TRIED TO TURN THE HID BULB LEFT AND RIGTH THEN MOVED THE PROJECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT, UP AND DOWN AND NOTHING CHANGED.
IS THIS IS NORMAL????
PS: SORRY FOR THE CAPS, I LEFT IT ON.
I CHANGED EVERYTHING TO HID 20000K ROYAL BLUE AND SAME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS.
BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY LEFT SIDE (LOW BEAM IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS MY RIGHT.. WHY IS THAT?
FIRST I PLUGGED EVERYTHING IN, THE HID IN THE SOCKET ON BOTH SIDE AND TURNED THE LIGHT ON (AND DID NOT PUT EM IN THE PROJECTOR), THEY ARE EVEN ON BOTH SIDE.
AS SOON AS MY PLUG MY LEFT ONE IN THE PROJECTOR IT GOT SO WEAK COMPARING TO MY RIGHT...
I TRIED TO TURN THE HID BULB LEFT AND RIGTH THEN MOVED THE PROJECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT, UP AND DOWN AND NOTHING CHANGED.
IS THIS IS NORMAL????
PS: SORRY FOR THE CAPS, I LEFT IT ON.
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My HID's in my projectors, (which my projectors are the same as yours), are very bright, My only problem was evening out the projector up and down, so the beams of light were both even, it made mine look like it was less bright than the other when it was not aligned, but as you said you already checked that. Did you use the screw driver to move the projector up and down, on the adjustment, on the back of the housing? I know it could be a stupid question, but just trying to help.
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My HID's in my projectors, (which my projectors are the same as yours), are very bright, My only problem was evening out the projector up and down, so the beams of light were both even, it made mine look like it was less bright than the other when it was not aligned, but as you said you already checked that. Did you use the screw driver to move the projector up and down, on the adjustment, on the back of the housing? I know it could be a stupid question, but just trying to help.
if u turn left, it will turn right.
if u turn right, it will turn left.
same with up and down and its the opposite.
but my other projector on the right, if u turn left, it turn left and so forth.
weird and i saw the arrows on the back of the projectors as well....
i got all the lights ligned up (even height wise) and so forth except i could not get my left one to be as bright as my right. its annoying .. once i take the bulbs out of the projectors, they are even. Go figure..
thank u again
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AS U ALL KNOW, I GOT THE THE HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.
I CHANGED EVERYTHING TO HID 20000K ROYAL BLUE AND SAME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS.
BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY LEFT SIDE (LOW BEAM IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS MY RIGHT.. WHY IS THAT?
FIRST I PLUGGED EVERYTHING IN, THE HID IN THE SOCKET ON BOTH SIDE AND TURNED THE LIGHT ON (AND DID NOT PUT EM IN THE PROJECTOR), THEY ARE EVEN ON BOTH SIDE.
AS SOON AS MY PLUG MY LEFT ONE IN THE PROJECTOR IT GOT SO WEAK COMPARING TO MY RIGHT...
I TRIED TO TURN THE HID BULB LEFT AND RIGTH THEN MOVED THE PROJECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT, UP AND DOWN AND NOTHING CHANGED.
IS THIS IS NORMAL????
PS: SORRY FOR THE CAPS, I LEFT IT ON.
I CHANGED EVERYTHING TO HID 20000K ROYAL BLUE AND SAME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS.
BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY LEFT SIDE (LOW BEAM IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS MY RIGHT.. WHY IS THAT?
FIRST I PLUGGED EVERYTHING IN, THE HID IN THE SOCKET ON BOTH SIDE AND TURNED THE LIGHT ON (AND DID NOT PUT EM IN THE PROJECTOR), THEY ARE EVEN ON BOTH SIDE.
AS SOON AS MY PLUG MY LEFT ONE IN THE PROJECTOR IT GOT SO WEAK COMPARING TO MY RIGHT...
I TRIED TO TURN THE HID BULB LEFT AND RIGTH THEN MOVED THE PROJECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT, UP AND DOWN AND NOTHING CHANGED.
IS THIS IS NORMAL????
PS: SORRY FOR THE CAPS, I LEFT IT ON.
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Marketing/advertising ≠ reality. A company that sells bulbs calling them 30000k doesn't mean they're actually 30000 kelvin color temp. It just means that the people buying the bulbs probably think they're 26000 times bluer than factory and will shell out hundreds of dollars to have worse (but bluer) night vision.
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Marketing/advertising ≠ reality. A company that sells bulbs calling them 30000k doesn't mean they're actually 30000 kelvin color temp. It just means that the people buying the bulbs probably think they're 26000 times bluer than factory and will shell out hundreds of dollars to have worse (but bluer) night vision.
Come again
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CLK 320 (2001) and 2015 GTR
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From: Northern VA / DC
CLK 320 (2001) and 2015 GTR
Marketing/advertising ≠ reality. A company that sells bulbs calling them 30000k doesn't mean they're actually 30000 kelvin color temp. It just means that the people buying the bulbs probably think they're 26000 times bluer than factory and will shell out hundreds of dollars to have worse (but bluer) night vision.
look at the fog light!!!!!!!https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...questions.html
my low beam are the same as my fog but waiting on my mail...
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u are wrong Josh. the higher u go, the brighter and stronger the bulb will get AND U CAN SEE MUCH BETTER AND CLEARER..... u wanna tell me that these lights are weaker than the factory or about the same????
look at the fog light!!!!!!!https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...questions.html
my low beam are the same as my fog but waiting on my mail...
look at the fog light!!!!!!!https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...questions.html
my low beam are the same as my fog but waiting on my mail...
'Ricer'??? Wondering what he would say about you and your HIDs at 200000 K 
Can't wait to see his answer on this one...
What's the wattage and lumen output of your bulbs?
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Wassup boss. Dude is always negative. Just look at his post previous telling a guy he can find 8K HID lights at any "Ricer" shop. Come on man, WTH, I mean Really!!! 'Ricer'??? Wondering what he would say about you and your HIDs at 200000 K
Can't wait to see his answer on this one...
What's the wattage and lumen output of your bulbs?
'Ricer'??? Wondering what he would say about you and your HIDs at 200000 K Can't wait to see his answer on this one...
What's the wattage and lumen output of your bulbs?
and the ballast will play a major role as well,i got 2 diff one as well.
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LOL i looked at the bulb and it did not say... but i looked at the ballast and said 35w+-3 w
this is a pic for my low beam 20000k royal blue.
and MR JOSH PLEASE LOOK AT EM, u may need glasses to tell the diff between royal blue and factory ligths Lol AND THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND TRUST ME, ITS MUCH MUCH CLEARER ON THE VISON
but whatever makes u happy boss.
this is a pic for my low beam 20000k royal blue.
and MR JOSH PLEASE LOOK AT EM, u may need glasses to tell the diff between royal blue and factory ligths Lol AND THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND TRUST ME, ITS MUCH MUCH CLEARER ON THE VISON
but whatever makes u happy boss.
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AS U ALL KNOW, I GOT THE THE HALO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.
I CHANGED EVERYTHING TO HID 20000K ROYAL BLUE AND SAME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS.
BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY LEFT SIDE (LOW BEAM IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS MY RIGHT.. WHY IS THAT?
FIRST I PLUGGED EVERYTHING IN, THE HID IN THE SOCKET ON BOTH SIDE AND TURNED THE LIGHT ON (AND DID NOT PUT EM IN THE PROJECTOR), THEY ARE EVEN ON BOTH SIDE.
AS SOON AS MY PLUG MY LEFT ONE IN THE PROJECTOR IT GOT SO WEAK COMPARING TO MY RIGHT...
I TRIED TO TURN THE HID BULB LEFT AND RIGTH THEN MOVED THE PROJECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT, UP AND DOWN AND NOTHING CHANGED.
IS THIS IS NORMAL????
PS: SORRY FOR THE CAPS, I LEFT IT ON.
I CHANGED EVERYTHING TO HID 20000K ROYAL BLUE AND SAME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS.
BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY LEFT SIDE (LOW BEAM IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS MY RIGHT.. WHY IS THAT?
FIRST I PLUGGED EVERYTHING IN, THE HID IN THE SOCKET ON BOTH SIDE AND TURNED THE LIGHT ON (AND DID NOT PUT EM IN THE PROJECTOR), THEY ARE EVEN ON BOTH SIDE.
AS SOON AS MY PLUG MY LEFT ONE IN THE PROJECTOR IT GOT SO WEAK COMPARING TO MY RIGHT...
I TRIED TO TURN THE HID BULB LEFT AND RIGTH THEN MOVED THE PROJECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT, UP AND DOWN AND NOTHING CHANGED.
IS THIS IS NORMAL????
PS: SORRY FOR THE CAPS, I LEFT IT ON.
swap bulbs around and see if it does same thing .
if it does then you got some bad ballast if their 35 watt ballast then you got a dud or about to be . Those 20000k bulbs do not putout lumens as much as a 4300-5000k bulb . no way possible unless you running a differnt wattage maybe like a 55 watt but then if you ran 4300-5000k again your light would put out further then 20000k this is speaking hid to hid not hid againt a halogen . if you want a igot a plug on ebay i found 55wat bulbs and ballast $50 shipped .. so far they been good for last 3-4 months havnt flickered burnt out anything . Im not affiliated with them
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swap bulbs around and see if it does same thing .
if it does then you got some bad ballast if their 35 watt ballast then you got a dud or about to be . Those 20000k bulbs do not putout lumens as much as a 4300-5000k bulb . no way possible unless you running a differnt wattage maybe like a 55 watt but then if you ran 4300-5000k again your light would put out further then 20000k this is speaking hid to hid not hid againt a halogen . if you want a igot a plug on ebay i found 55wat bulbs and ballast $50 shipped .. so far they been good for last 3-4 months havnt flickered burnt out anything . Im not affiliated with them
if it does then you got some bad ballast if their 35 watt ballast then you got a dud or about to be . Those 20000k bulbs do not putout lumens as much as a 4300-5000k bulb . no way possible unless you running a differnt wattage maybe like a 55 watt but then if you ran 4300-5000k again your light would put out further then 20000k this is speaking hid to hid not hid againt a halogen . if you want a igot a plug on ebay i found 55wat bulbs and ballast $50 shipped .. so far they been good for last 3-4 months havnt flickered burnt out anything . Im not affiliated with them
let me be more specific..
first time i got the ballast and they started to flicker ( they sent me total of 6 new ballast with new calbes and new bulbs)then they recommended me to upgrade the ballast which called advanced something something and my light got wayyyyyyyyyy brighter and got soo dark navy as u can see.. both are 35w.. my previous ballast was lil weaker as far as in the color blue and it was not bright.. the advanced one made is much brigher and very royal...
not to mention my set up for my projector are halogen originally but i bought a conversion , not sure if that makes any diff regarding the 35 and 55w
but thanks for the offer. im set with these lights and very happy and they dont flicker
Last edited by big_mike1979; Sep 18, 2011 at 10:21 PM.
